The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10
A LONG WEEK.
How Grace and Leslie Were Taught
 Much Needed Lesson.

HOW Urac6 anu LeBlio "oEO AoNSh1 o
 Much Needed Lesson.
 70 mamma, Leslie is the naughtiest boy! I shouldn't t s'pose anybody could love him, and I don't ever want to play with him any more."
 Mamma Lester looked up from her sewing, and said, with sigh:
 "Gracie, what is the trouble nowP"
 'It's Leslie, mamma. He wanted to play 'nagerie with his Noah's ark, and I wanted to play we were going on a 'scursion, and take all my dolls for poor city children, and Leslie wouldn't. I think he's just as selfish as can be; and then he knocked my dollies all on the floor in a heap, and smashed Lilian's head, or something, I s'pose, for l thought heard it crack''-
 "Now we will hear what Grace did, " interrupted her mother.
 .:.Why, I didn't do nothing-much, " said Grace, 'cept as I just hit his Noah's ark little speck, and it fell on the floor, and Noah's head came of; and Leslie grabbed 'em up just as quick as he could, and said he shouldn't ever come again, and ran home" "
 ''I am very sorry that my little girl should treat her cousin in that way, and visitor, too, said Grace's mother. 'It certainly was very unkind."
 Grace hung her head, but the naughty look did not leave her face.
 Mamma" she said, Il don't s'pose anybody in all the world could be kind to such tryin' boy. I hope he won't come to see me again till I'm hun dred years old, I do, truly"
 Mamma took up pen and some paper, and wrote a note, which she handed to Grace.
 T want to have you remember, Grace" she said, ''that you are not to go to see Leslie or speak to him for a whole week. I have explained it to Aunt Dolly in this note, which you may take over to her now"
 ''Oh, goodyr' said Grace. 'T guess Leslie will be sorry enough, and wish he'd tried to please me. Kiss me, mamma, fore I go.'
 She held up her sweet face, but her mamma was bending over her work.
 Il haven't any kiss for younOw she said.
 The little girls eyes filled with tears.
 "Why haven't you, mamma" she asked.
 ''You think it over while you are gone, and perhaps you may find some reason," was the answer.
 The little girl went away with very sober face. She delivered the note to Aunt Dolly, who read it with queer smile.
 "Tell your mamma that her idea is a good one," she said.
 When Grace left the house, she saw Leslie sitting under the big elm tree, looking as if all his friends had desert ed him.
 Grace glanced at him, then hurried on without word; but she had only gone few steps before he called her.
 If you'll bring your dolls over, I'll play any thing you want to-" he said
 Grace stopped and turned half way round, but did not answer.
 Betty is making me 8 strawberry turnover. and I'll give you half, he added, as an extra induceme mt.
 The little girl did not wait to hear anything more, but hurried home and went directly to her mothers room.
 Mamma" she began, '1 guess-may belt was me most as much as twas Leslie that was naughty"
 Mamma did not look up from her sewing.
 Presently Grace came to her with a very penitent face.
 Mamma" she said, "Tm sorry was naughty; twas me great deal more than twas Leslie"
 Then mamma laid down her work and kissed her little daughter.
 "I am very glad to hear you say so, " she said, "and hope you will try and be gentle and kind to your cousin in the future"
 Cant please just go and tell Leslie I'm sorry?" asked Grace, coaxingly.
 "Do you remember what l said about it, dear?" asked Mrs. Lester.
 "Yes, 'um," said Grace, "but"-
 "Well, Grace, when I say anything like that, don't you think l mean it?'
 70 mammal I Ican't ever live whole week less I can see Leslie, 1 don't s'pose. Can't you please shut me up in dark closet, and make me live on bread and 'lasses, or else send me to bed to stay all day-or something, 'cause don't you see this will punish Leslie just the same as me, and he's such a darling and wouldn't ever quarrel if 'twasn't for me. If you only would, Mamma Lesterr Mamma smiled behind her work.
 ''I think you both need a lesson, she said. "and ] am sure you will love